Oxbow Bend
View of Mount Moran from Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
Ohiopyle Falls in late Summer
View from the observation deck near the Ohiopyle Visitor Center. _
Waves Around Nags Head Fishing Pier
Waves around Nags Head Fishing Pier shortly after sunrise. The Atlantic Ocean was rather calm on this morning.
Sunset View at Black Canyon
View from Sunset View Overlook at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.
Evening Dune Field
View of the dune field from atop High Dune in Great Sand Dunes National Park. I found it amazing that there were large patches of prairie sunflowers growing in the valleys. But the play of evening light and shadow was the real star of the scene. It was hard climbing up - and it was worth every step.
Evening Dune in Monochrome
Early evening view from atop High Dune at Great Sand Dunes National Park. The play of light and shadow across the dune field was fantastic.
Bison in Early Snow
While driving through Custer State Park in South Dakota, we came upon this lone bison walking toward us through the grass. The area had just experienced a snowfall and the scene was almost like it was scripted in a Hollywood production.
Sluice (vertical)
Water falling through a chokepoint on the Virginia side of Great Falls.
Grotto Falls (#3), Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
Recent rain from former Hurricane Sally helped ensure this site had plenty of flow for our visit.
Mossy rocks in Roaring Fork (#2), Great Smoky Mountains Nationsl Park, Tennessee
I was struck by all the bright moss lining the rocks along this section of the creek.